Ama Dablam | 2011 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 2011 via SW Ridge, led by Ignaz Gruber. Summit reached on 20th October 2011. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7730
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD11344
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2011
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Ignaz Gruber
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2011-10-11
Summit Date	2011-10-20
Summit Time	0830
Summit Days	9
Total Days	11
Termination Date	2011-10-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(11/10,4700m),C1(17/10,5600m),C2(18/10,6000m),C3(19/10,6300m),Smt(20/10)
Route Notes	BC 11/10 4700m C1 17/10 5600m C2 18/10 6000m C3 19/10 6300m Smt 20/10 Gruber, Phurba Sherpa at 8:30 am. Phurba and Gruber left C3 at 5 am. After a very windy night, it had stopped at 5 am and the weather was clear, but cold. Straightforward climb. They descended to to BC where they arrived at 8 pm. Ebner and Huber reached C1 on 18 Oct. Neither of them could sleep well and they decided to descend to BC and abandon their summit attempt.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460566
Year	2011
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	56942
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD11344
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2011
Season	3
First Name	Ignaz
Last Name	Gruber
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	70
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Reichenau, Lower Austria, Austria
Occupation	Merchant
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2011-10-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428256
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ignaz gruber
Year of Birth	1941
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	70
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	56943
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD11344
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2011
Season	3
First Name	Erika
Last Name	Huber
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Reichenau, Lower Austria, Austria
Occupation	Office secretary
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5600
Summit Date 1	2011-10-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2434299
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	erika huber
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	56944
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD11344
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2011
Season	3
First Name	Hannelore
Last Name	Ebner
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Civil servant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5600
Summit Date 1	2011-10-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2430823
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hannelore ebner
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	56945
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD11344
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2011
Season	3
First Name	Phurba Namgyal
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2011-10-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444457
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba namgyal sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ignaz Gruber	M	1941	Austria	Leader	Reichenau, Lower Austria, Austria	Merchant	Details Other expeditions
Erika Huber	F	1958	Austria	Climber	Reichenau, Lower Austria, Austria	Office secretary	Details Other expeditions
Hannelore Ebner	F	1948	Austria	Climber	Vienna, Austria	Civil servant	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Namgyal Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8630
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD11344
Reference ID	01
Year	2011
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.bergrettung-reichenau-rax.at/files/141_RZ-2-2011.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD11344	-	-	http://www.bergrettung-reichenau-rax.at/files/141_RZ-2-2011.pdf	-	-	-